July 14th, 2009

Smart Infrastracture

Public works supporting the way of life for millions of people in Asian countries — roads, hydroelectric dams, mining operations, and others — have contributed to the loss of the region’s biodiversity and particularly have impacted the natural habitats of the Asian Tiger. The need for planning and design guidance has become obvious. The Smart Infrastructure (SI) Team of the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) is a response to the shift in thinking toward fuller consideration of ecosystem sensitivity and Tiger ranges and populations in infrastructure planning.

July 9th, 2009

Uphold the Ban

The 40 member organizations of the International Tiger Coalition (ITC) applaud remarks by the World Bank today stating that legalizing tiger farming is too great a gamble for the world to take if tigers are to have a future in the wild.

“Having carefully weighed the economics argument, we urge the CITES community to uphold the ban on wild tiger products and for all countries to continue to ban the domestic trade of wild tigers,” said Keshav Varma, Director at the World Bank and leader of the Bank’s Global Tiger Initiative at the 58th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Standing Committee.